Wheel.



G. F. DANIELSON.

WHEELl APNIC/mow FILEU JULY 2. ma.

@WWW/OMM Patented Nov, 19115.

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@USTA'VE F. ltlllELN, OF YUNGSTG'WN, GHI@ Wenen specification of LettersEatent.

Patented Nom 233,

Application flied July 3, 1913.4 Serialllo. ll.

Teelt whom/it may concern: Y

.Beit lrnown'tliatl, Gosyravi: l". Dennis-v `son, a citizen of' theUnited States et America, residing at Youngstown, in theeounty ofMahoning and 4Stateof 0l1iO,-

have invented certain new` and useful Improveniente in Wheels, of whichthe followlie j pointed out in the appended claim.

ln the drawings, Figure l, is a view in cross section o1c e. form ofWheel that einbodies features oi tbe invention. Fie; 2, is a view inside elevation thereof. Fig. 3, is a view in detail of a bub with innerbearing' sleeve omitted.

Referring; toV tbe drawings, a pair oi oppositely disposed, circularsections l bave annular middle portions 2, which form e Wlieel web andere secured in abutting relation by tubular rivets 3 struck' out of onesection ,and forced through end beaded over ,corresponding apertures inthe mating section.

The inner portions oi tbe sections l are oppositely inclined as at lwith inner annular flanges 5, which torni the end :laces of a hub. 'Ae'rrnle t? is retained between the' idanges 5 to forni a hub body by-inbendinp the margins of tlie flanges 5 tbereover, and

- bearing.

a bearing sleeve 'l' is inserted end secured by crimping or beading itsend portions over the end rolled anges 5.

A tread is formed by the outbent margina] portions 9 of the sections' l,with inclosed reinforcing ring 9, the parts ofthe section l beyond thereinforcing ring being turned as indicated at l0 intoY abutting relationconcentric with tbe ring 9. llliese portions l0 form tlic tread membersof the Wheel. lt desired, the sleeve 7 .may be omitted in which case theinturned margins ll'of the sections 4 (see Fig, 3) act as a A Wheelcomprising a pair of circular ,Y

- portions oppositely inclined and disposed et obtuseangles relative toseid sections and the inner edges of said inner portions inbentv to formannular opposing' flanges, a errule on said flanges between said innerportions and maintaining said flanges -in spaced relation, a bearing;sleeve supported by said opposing flanges and having the ends thereofiiaredagainst said inner portions to bind said inner portions againsttbe ends of said. fer-rule, and a .tread supported by seid cirm cularsections.

ln testimony whereof l affix my signa1 tine in presence of twoWitnesses.

GUSTAVE l?. DiNllll-LSON.

Witnesses:

@TTC F, Bananen, ANNA M. Donn.

